It has already been emphasized that it is
very important that only Biblically qualified men become elders.
Sometimes men who are dominate are installed rather than men who
meet the qualifications. It has also been observed that men who
exhibit the signs of a Compulsive Personality Disorder have
become elders. A person with this disorder exhibits many of the
following characteristics:

1. Stingy with emotions and material
possessions.

2. Preoccupation with rules, efficiency,
trivial details, procedures, or form that interferes with the
ability to take a broad view of things.

3. Resistance to the authority of others
and insistence that others conform to their way of doing things.

4. Importance is given to work and
productivity over pleasure and interpersonal relationships.

10. He/she is extremely sensitive to social
criticism, especially if it is received by someone perceived to
be socially inferior.

These qualities adapted from Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition),
often called DSM-III. The current edition is DSM-IV and it
combines the Compulsive and Obsessive Personality Disorders
because its editors believe compulsiveness and obsessiveness are
generally observed together.

DSM-III is a "secular" reference
and for that reason does not display a Christian worldview.
However, the traits of the Complusive Personality Disorder are
not honored in a Christian worldview. Note that many of the
qualifications for an elder contrast with the traits of the
disorder.